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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is #1 being criticized so harshly here?  OP hasn't specified what she's meant by "help" - so it's hard to know whether his issues with OP and #2 are justified.  We also don't know how he'd respond to saying "that's it."  He may very well be perfectly capable of financial independence - indeed it sounds like he largely is.

If #1 whines about being "cut off" he's not so "noble." But I'd give him the benefit of the doubt from what I've heard.  Why not take him at his word when he say he's received enough?  How often do you see #1?  Or talk to him on the phone even?  It sounds like you're with #2 almost every single day.

#2 sounds hopeless though.  [/quote]

Agree.  #1 has a teachers' salary + 40K trust income, that's enough.  He'll be fine.  Be encouraging and supportive of their efforts to have children.

Help #2 find any career path and end "parenting the parents."  Even with the 40K it sounds like they have enough "perks" - I think it's good for him to find something.  It'll be hard to explain to his son that he "doesn't work and lives off Grandmpa and Grandpa."  He can't be too choosy now.

Of course continue to spend time with your GC.  But you need some distance from them.[/quote]

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